Alejandro Valverde wins the 2014 Clasica San Sebastian
Alejandro Valverde soloed to victory in San Sebastian today having left his break away companions in the closing kilometres.
The Spaniard recorded his second win in the Spanish one-day classic, beating a host of other riders who had come out of the Tour de France with good form. Valverde, who faded in the final week of the Tour, eventually losing his podium spot, beat Belkin's Bauke Mollema, Joaquim Rodriguez and Mikel Nieve by 14 seconds having ridden the final 14 kilometres on his own.
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